Nov 10, 2022 | News, TerraCross Bridges
Looking for an affordable and robust bridge to ease access for your workers and machinery? GFI Solutions’ TerraCross Bridge is a reliable temporary bridging system that is lightweight, strong, and within your budget. One might wonder whether temporary bridges perform as well as permanent bridges and if they are worth the purchase. Read on to find out!
Quick Installation
Portable bridges are an excellent option for short-term projects as they can be quickly shipped and installed. As the exclusive supplier of Sterling Solutions matting products, GFI Solutions supplies customers with temporary TerraCross bridges that can be installed in as little as two hours to less than a day, depending on the site access, soil conditions, geography etc. The temporary bridges can also be easily installed with standard equipment used to build temporary access roads; however, to properly install the TerraCross bridging system, we recommend that our team of experts carry out the installation. In order to ensure optimum safety, sites are reviewed and/or inspected by trained GFI personnel before installing the TerraCross bridging system.
Robust
Worksites with heavy-duty equipment can install the TerraCross 40 as it withstands up to 100 tons of weight. The TerraCross 50 would be a better option for lighter projects as it can handle up to 65 tons of weight.
Engineered with a structural steel design, TerraCross portable bridges are built to provide you with the necessary safety and support you need to maintain a safe and secure worksite. All TerraCross bridges are built using TerraLam 700 CLT mats made from Southern Yellow Pine wood, unlike traditional bolted mats made from Douglas Fir. Even though CLT mats are 40% lighter than conventional mats, they are 30% stronger.
OSHA – Compliant
GFI’s TerraCross bridges are not only safe for machinery and transportation, but they are also safe for your workers as they are OSHA compliant. To allow for safer crossing, solid handrails are pinned to the bridge giving your crew the safety they need to pass over uneven terrain, eliminating worksite injuries and risks.
Geotextile Compliant
Minimizing the risk of contamination is a crucial factor that project owners look for when installing a movable bridge. The TerraCross bridge is often used to create a safe path for vehicles and workers to cross waterways, which is why a geotextile surface is installed with GFI’s temporary bridge to help keep debris from leaving the bridge and accidentally contaminating waterways.
GFI Solutions for All Your Matting Problems
GFI Solutions is proud to offer our clients leading products from Sterling Solutions across Western Canada. Contact our team today to learn more about our CLT mats, temporary bridges and other matting solutions.
Jan 13, 2022 | News, TerraCross Bridges
Need to bridge the gap over some terrible terrain? TerraCross™ bridges have you covered! Don’t let rivers, ditches, or swampy land leave you in a lurch, partner with GFI to discover our site safe access solutions today!
Whether your job site is in the Canadian Prairies or across the country on the east coast, there’s one difficulty you can always count on when it comes to getting your project completed: terrain. It’s no secret that the Canadian landscape is as rough as it is beautiful, and each year countless projects face avoidable delays due to a lack of proper onsite support. While access mats are a fantastic way to create temporary roads, sometimes you need a solution that allows you to go over the problem, not across.
Lightweight, easy to move, and durable, the Sterling Solutions TerraCross™ bridges are a lifeline for any worksite and make it easy to stay on track, even when mother nature has other plans. As a leading supplier of site safe access solutions, GFI is proud to offer access bridges as part of our inventory. Learn more about them below!
Solutions You Can Count On
At GFI, we know that waiting for the products you need simply isn’t an option when you’re facing the tight deadlines seen in the oil & gas, construction, and power sectors. That’s why we strive to ensure you’ll always have access to dependable solutions like the TerraCross™ bridge. Designed to facilitate easy crossing where needed, our access bridges are dependable, durable, and able to stand up to the element to ensure safe crossing regardless of the terrain. As one of Sterling Solutions’ top products, the TerraCross™ bridge has been crafted with usability and convenience in mind. Each unit is easy to place (and remove when needed), maneuver, and can handle heavy loads without bowing under pressure. The TerraCross™ bridge can be lifted by a mid-size excavator and easily transported from site to site.
Simply put, when you need safety and reliability, you need TerraCross™ bridges!
Specs
TERRACROSS 40:
- Weight Capacity: 100 tons
- Maximum Crossing Distance: 35′
- Total Length: 40′
- Matting: TerraLam® 500 bearing mats and TerraLam® 700 decking
TERRACROSS 56:
- Weight Capacity: 65 tons
- Maximum Crossing Distance: 50′
- Total Length: 56′
- Matting: TerraLam® 500 bearing mats and TerraLam® 700 decking
TerraCross™ Bridges
As Canada’s exclusive distributor for Sterling Solutions’ TerraCross™ bridges, GFI takes our commitment to offering you high-quality products seriously. With multiple decades in the industry, we believe in making sure our customers have everything they need to operate safely and efficiently. Learn more about our bridges, as well as our comprehensive list of services by contacting us today!
Oct 28, 2020 | News, TerraCross Bridges
If your worksite features uneven terrain, bodies of water, marsh, or any of the other challenges the Canadian landscape has to offer, you no doubt know just how useful having a reliable access solution is to maintaining workflow. From delivering resources across creeks, ponds, ditches and related factors to simply ensuring your crew can safely get from point A to point B, temporary access bridges can be a lifesaver when it comes to staying on track and on budget. Sterling Solutions’ range of TerraCross™products are designed to help you tackle the landscape with ease.
As Canada’s leading supplier of site access solutions and your exclusive source for TerraCross™bridges, GFI is proud to offer our customers products they can count on. Below, we’ll discuss some of the main benefits of working with access bridges, as well as TerraCross™products. Read on to learn more!
It’s All Water Under The Bridge
Whether your worksite is located in one of the more remote regions of Canada or your simply need to contend with ever-changing seasons that can wreak havoc on terrain, having safe reliable transport access is one of the biggest priorities for any project. While access mats can serve as a makeshift roadway on relatively even ground, bridges are best for tackling gaps that cannot be safely crossed otherwise. Such gaps may include ditches, rivers, sinkholes, etc. Ultimately, access bridges become a necessity where safe transport is impossible without a designated route being created, typically using a combination of access mats and bridges. Factors that help determine what kind of bridge is best for your specific application include:
- Intended period of use
- Load capacity requirements
- Geographic factors specific to your location
Typically, portable or temporary bridges are a sufficient and more cost-effective method opposed to permanent installation; as they can be removed upon completion, they are less likely to disturb the local terrain in the long term and can be relocated throughout the site as needed. This is a strong selling point for project managers that may only require brief access to certain areas, and who prefer a versatile asset that can be used in multiple locations.
TerraCross™ Access Bridges
Easy to deploy and lightweight, Sterling Solutions’ line of TerraCross™ bridges are perfect for crossing unstable terrain while also minimizing environmental damages. The bridge is designed to facilitate lifting and construction with a 200-class excavator or similar equipment and enables faster, safer passage while also preventing contamination on site. Specs are as follows:
TERRACROSS 40:
- Weight Limit: 100 tons
- Maximum Spanning Distance: 35′
- Total Length: 40′
- Matting: TerraLam® 500 bearing mats and TerraLam® 700 decking
TERRACROSS 56:
- Weight Limit: 65 tons
- Maximum Spanning Distance: 50′
- Total Length: 56′
- Matting: TerraLam® 500 bearing mats and TerraLam® 700 decking
TerraCross™ bridges can be rapidly assembled on-site as needed, meaning you’ll face minimal downtime and have no problem staying on track. With TerraCross™, you gain a valuable access solution that brings safety and enhances productivity to any worksite.
Access Solutions You Can Depend On At GFI
GFI Solutions is proud to be a leading provider of dependable worksite access solutions Canada wide. Our inventory features the top products from Sterling Solutions, including their range of TerraLam and TerraCross products. Engineered to be lighter, stronger, and more durable than competitors, TerraLam and TerraCross products are depended on by innovators in the oil & gas, petrochemical, construction, forestry, and mining industries. Learn more about our available inventory and services by contacting our team today.
